Based on papers from a conference. "American Forests, Forest Policy Center." Includes bibliographical references and index.

[1] Emerging information needs for the protection and sustainable management of forest ecosystems -- [2] Case studies in major U.S. forest regions: Case 1. Maintenance of late-successional ecosystem values in the Pacific Northwest : evolving methodologies to guide habitat planning and policymaking. Case 2. Analysis and mapping of late-successional forests in the American Southwest. Case 3. Ecosystem management in Southern Appalachian hardwood forests : minimizing fragmentation. Case 4. Northern Lake States late-successional forests : ecological classification and change detection as guides in ecosystem protection and restoration -- [3] Potential use of military and space remote sensing technologies to address ecological information needs -- [4] Synthesis. Particularly about forests in the USA.